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Critical Litigation and Dispute Support

When your organisation is facing high-stakes commercial litigation or a dispute, Control Risks offers a wealth of advisory experience in developing a strategy, analysing data, quantifying liabilities and damages, and evaluating opposing parties’ arguments through to a review of the evidence produced.

Class action and product liability

Our team has experience in working on many of the largest global product liability matters and cross border, mass tort lawsuits involving the world’s largest automotive, energy, pharmaceutical and consumer companies.

We assist counsel with forensics, data collection and analyses to understand our clients’ exposure and claimants’ allegations. Our experience includes assessing certification standing and reviewing key documents in high profile environment incidents, manufacturer recall and other multi-jurisdictional litigation. We also provide discreet source enquiries and due diligence on key litigants, parties and witnesses.

Expert witness testimony

Our team includes industry experts who have experience with oral and written testimony in all manner of disputes, claims – including force majeure – and investigations. We can also testify as forensic experts in cases related to computer misuse. Our team will author affidavits, produce technical reports and present in court, having acquired substantial experience in all three.

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Time is of the essence

Timely information and expert opinion are essential to critical decision making, but it is vital to get on top of things early and pick the right team.

When you are wrongly accused of money laundering…

Case study

When you are wrongly accused of money laundering…

The situation

The director of a company that had adopted a multi-level marketing sales model found itself accused of money laundering in its Hong Kong and mainland China operations. Prosecutors alleged that the sales model amounted to an illegal pyramid selling scheme. The client, who believed he had not committed any crime, engaged Control Risks’ Expert Forensic Accountants to support his case.

Control Risks' approach

We were required to form an independent judgement as to the nature of the company’s receipts and payments. In particular, the client wanted us to opine on bonus payments to affiliates and whether the fund flows examined bore the characteristics of a money laundering operation. Through extensive funds tracing and forensic accounting, we were able to provide written and oral evidence as to the true nature of the client’s operations.

The outcome

Evidence gathered by Control Risks’ Expert Forensic Accountants was accepted by the District Court of Hong Kong and resulted in the client being acquitted of all charges.

Family wealth disputes: preparation is key

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Our thinking

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